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VRYMAN’S ERVEN, NEW AMSTERDAM – Quick action by members of the Guyana Fire Service averted what could have been a major disaster when fire struck at the Little Rock Hotel and Television Station in Vryman’s Erven yesterday.According to a source,Wholesale China Jerseys, the fire may have started in the vicinity of one of the rooms on the lower flat of the building that houses the Little Rock Television Station (Channel Ten) just before 13:00 hours.Fire Fighters are still probing the cause. Naomi Christie – media personality and daughter of the Proprietor,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, Rockliffe Christie,Nike NFL Jerseys China, said she was in her bedroom about 12:45 hours when she observed smoke.“I just ran out and called Mummy and she called the fire service. I don’t know how it started…I really don’t know anything.”The young lady, who returned to her home for the Mashramani celebration in New Amsterdam over the weekend,Cheap Jerseys Online, said fire fighters responded in a timely manner. It was too soon to attach any figures to the loss but the damage is significant.When the Kaieteur News’ Berbice reporter arrived on the scene,Custom Raptors Jersey, the fire was extinguished but the lower section of the building was badly scorched on the outside.Staff, relatives and other well-wishers were assisting to transport items from that building to another across the road. No one was in a position to say if the television station suffered any damage but the channel was off the air for several hours.The New Amsterdam Fire Service is situated a stone’s throw away. The tenders went into action almost immediately and firefighters were able to access water from the nearby Angoy’s Avenue canal to the side of the structure.None of the neighbouring buildings were damaged and according to Miss Christie,Jerseys From China, no one was injured. The New Amsterdam Special Needs School is located on the adjoining plot of land. |
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